TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Startup Battlefield , the world’s preeminent pitch competition, has launched hundreds of startups over the years — 922 if you want to be a stickler about it. The next Battlefield takes place at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. TechCrunch vets every application and will select roughly 25 startups to compete.

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Feedough

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Scientific discoveries and engineering are disrupting almost every industry we know. A decade ago, we didn’t even know how to classify a startup developing an AI technology to cure a deadly disease. Usually, such startups operate on, but are not limited to, agriculture, life sciences, chemistry, aerospace and green energy.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

And while this May’s economic backdrop was markedly different from last’s , enthusiasm was high and outlooks remained positive for the startup momentum building between the coasts. Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S,

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 21, 2024

They continuously push the limits of what’s possible with technology, and innovate quickly through both success and failure. That means we spend a lot of time understanding how technical shifts might impact these complex domains — whether that’s the latest deep learning research, or advances in fields like energy or materials science.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The company offers innovative, affordable payment solutions for a wide range of services, including elective treatments ranging from telehealth, fertility, dental, vision, and cosmetic to pet care. He also co-founded TruCom, an innovative communications company, culminating in its acquisition by Broadview Networks.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. This gave me a front-row seat to the world of tech/innovation, and I began making some personal angel investments along the way.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

As the demand for AI-powered apps grows, startups developing dedicated chips to accelerate AI workloads on-premises are reaping the benefits. He has a deep history of investing in deep tech startups that have gone on to disrupt industries across AI, data, semiconductors, among others.” As over-100-employee Sima.ai

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even The legends of Silicon Valley?

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 5, 2023

At the helm of Awesome Ventures is Lok Yek Soon, a visionary entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience within the startup ecosystem. Awesome Ventures’ first fund focused only on B2B startups in the US and UK. The fund looks to invest in startups addressing climate changes our planet faces.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

SunFi , the Nigerian clean tech startup that connects people and businesses who want solar energy access to payment plans that match their needs, has raised $2.325 million in seed funding. SunFi isn’t Thomas’ first rodeo at the helm of an energy startup. And that’s what Rotimi’s previous upstart did.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2023

Like any major startup redirect, there were several “a-ha!” The process wasn’t precisely linear, but (looking back) we did four core things to conclude SaaS was our model: Assessed what was truly disruptive, scalable and profitable about our technology. That’s why we’ve pivoted to a SaaS model.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. This was a year like no other for Ann Arbor startups, so we’ve spent lots of time keeping up with all the news from Ann Arbor tech companies. Small Ann Arbor startups to watch in 2022. DocNetwork.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

A Kenya-based venture studio with a focus on tourism, Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), has raised $1 million pre-seed funding to build the next generation of startups that use technology to modernize the tourism sector. The venture studio plans to build about four startups at the intersection of tourism, climate and technology, every year.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2021

I think this is the best framing I’ve seen about how to drum up excitement for a startup as a founder. It is one of the leaders in the no-code movement, and founder Howie Liu recently opened up its API to promote developer innovation atop its platform. Secondly, we are already well into planning TechCrunch Disrupt 2021!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In particular, it’s eyeing applications for electronics, including displays, PCBs and semi-conductors — the latter of which is certainly a category many are eager to disrupt amid ongoing chip shortages. million grant from the Swiss Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, bringing the round a bit shy of an even $10 million.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

Even if those projects don’t see the light of day, the PR team has strategically positioned the brand as ‘innovative,’” says Tenn. With this precedent, startups should not feel abashed to use any means necessary to get their name out there.” What are my options for changing my immigration status so I can work at a startup in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

Tech that serves to conserve the oceans while using it to replace older, more harmful means of generating energy and food seems to be one such opportunity. The open ocean also contains tremendous amounts of energy. But today, it increasingly means tapping the enormous energy represented by the ocean’s winds and waves.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Ideas are the critical spark in the first stages of a startup: Ideas for a new product, for a disruptive service or engaging customer experience. Frustrated by weight gain, adult acne and low energy, she quit her addiction to diet soda. The ambiguity and uncertainty of the startup world fuels their ambition.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

South Korean startup Seadronix wants to reduce the issue of marine accidents, 75% of which are caused by human error, according to a 2019 Allianz safety and shipping report. ” The startup was founded in December 2015 by three founders: Park, Donghun Kim (co-CTO) and Hankeun Kim (co-CTO). The company just secured a $5.8

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Outsourcing engineering has become more common in recent years, so we’re starting a new initiative to profile the software consultants who startups love to work with the most. Founders and other startup leaders, just fill out this quick survey with a few more details to help us find the right ones. Which is an advantage.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Lots of fun things are coming down the pike here at TC Towers: TechCrunch Disrupt is back in September, so now’s the time to grab the super-early-bird tickets at a ludicrous discount. Oh great, more energy spritzes : Christine reports how this startup pledges to “deliver a cup of coffee’s worth of energy in just three sprays.”

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

But in some cases, like Groupon, startups cross the $1 billion mark in just their initial years. Several startups, including Amazon and Facebook, saw their metrics shot up dramatically to form the shape of a hockey stick. Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Not every startup see such hockey stick growth.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

It has now become a materials innovation company disrupting how clothes are made. Allbirds is not alone in this vision or innovation — Tesla’s job is far greater than simply getting a driver from one place to another; Impossible Meats’ job is more than just feeding a hungry customer. through comfort, style or performance? — ?and

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Josh Santos, CEO of Noya , a startup that retrofits industrial cooling towers to capture CO2, felt optimistic , saying, “More than ever, there is a surge of interest of people that previously had jobs outside of climate that are looking at moving into climate. to pursue those breakthroughs. ” It needs patient capital.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2023

Meet Renaissance Fusion , a Grenoble-based startup that has been working on nuclear fusion for the past couple of years. We are proud to support Francesco Volpe and his team in the emergence and industrialization in France and in Europe of a disruptive solution in energy production and distribution technologies. “We

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 22, 2022

Startup companies face a virtual Mt. One way to build up industry and technical credibility is to respond to competitions and requests for proposals from industry influencers and federal agencies that invite new innovation from private-sector startups. Ten-Nine’s new class of high-energy materials has seven U.S.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Friendly, smart, innovative, and ready to lend a helping hand. So it’s no wonder why Ann Arbor tech companies and startups are thriving. Founded by two of the top female founders in the Midwest , Workit Health is a health startup that’s providing digital tools for people recovering from addiction. So they created Workit Health.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Buckle up, startup and tech fans. Enjoy breakout sessions, dozens of exhibiting startups and plenty of time to network and recruit — with attendees from around the world. Celina Mikolajczak, vice president, battery technology, Panasonic Energy of North America, Panasonic. Can you say mobility three-peat? Yes, you can!

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 20, 2018

In the midst of the 4th Industrial Revolution that the world is currently experiencing, we effectively have to try convince these top executives, who may actually have worked in this industry longer than some of us have been alive, to start looking at the potential of the Hyperloop technology as new form of innovation in the transportation industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The InsuResilience Investment Fund II, initiated by German development bank KfW on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and development (BMZ) and managed by impact investor BlueOrchard Finance Ltd, led the extension round, along with WAM, Finnfund, La Maison, and Series B lead investor, Cathy Innovation.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 18, 2021

The rock gives the water energy to create ever-widening rippling circles. Eventually, the pond will become calm and stable — that’s a principal of physics, that bodies and objects seek states of the lowest possible energy. However, the pond never returns to exactly the way it was before the disruption of the rock. The Big Idea.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For an ecosystem that covers a majority of the planet, the oceans have basically been ignored by startups and investors alike. While energy and agriculture are further along the J-curve, the oceans sector is more nascent but presents an investable opportunity that impacts almost every sector of the global economy.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

Here at TechCrunch, we’re big fans of startup competitions. From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. What are the breakthrough tech innovations transforming industries to build a radically better world?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Startups, tapping into new manufacturing techniques, new batter technology, and new energy infrastructure, see a ripe opportunity to build new vehicles to disrupt the current status quo with safer and cleaner alternatives.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

Headroom , a startup developing AI-powered software to make meetings ostensibly more efficient, today announced that it raised $9 million in funding led by Equal Opportunity Ventures with participation from Gradient Ventures, LDV Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, and Morado Ventures. On the other end of the spectrum, startups like Fireflies.ai

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2023

One note to share: These days, I’m a semi-regular guest on TechCrunch’s Equity Podcast , including an episode that aired Friday that covers robotaxis, Nvidia’s earning, plus Better.com and startups that are full of s**t (you’ll get the joke if you listen). Want to reach out with a tip, comment or complaint?

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